How to Use surround sound in a Sentence

surround sound

noun
  • The best surround sound isn’t just behind, in front of, or next to you.
    Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2020
  • The house has an 8-foot by 10-foot video wall in the living room with surround sound.
    Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The catch is players have to pay a monthly $9.99 for 4K and surround sound.
    Time, 11 June 2019
  • Both the game room and the media room with tiered flooring are pre-wired for surround sound.
    Dallas News, 9 May 2020
  • This is a screaming deal on a great surround sound system from Vizio.
    Parker Hall, Wired, 28 Nov. 2021
  • It's best used for adding bass to Sonos speakers being used as a surround sound or stereo pair.
    Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 26 Dec. 2019
  • The bigger green button (no, the other button) on the largest remote turns on the surround sound.
    Alison Sider, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018
  • The cathedral-style great room has a stone fireplace, reclaimed wood beams and surround sound.
    chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • To enable surround sound with one of its soundbars, Sonos requires two rear speakers, one for the left and one for the right.
    Brenda Stolyar haley Sprankle, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2022
  • Foti’s state-of-the-art sound system can, perhaps, be best described as surround sound on steroids.
    Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2022
  • With surround sound and a 13-hour battery, a tablet like this is awesome for streaming shows in bed, browsing the web and more.
    Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Stadia will kick that up to 4K, and also will stream HDR and surround sound data as well.
    Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 19 Mar. 2019
  • Now, the Yorkville resident has a 150-inch screen in his living room and a surround sound system.
    Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • There’s also a film and theater room near the court with a giant LED wall and surround sound system.
    Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
  • But there was also surround sound, laughter, and Daniel Craig.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 14 Oct. 2021
  • In certain rooms, the sound can bounce off walls well enough to mimic a respectable surround sound system.
    Haley Sprankle gear Team, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Users can also add a pair of Sonos One speakers to a home theater setup for surround sound.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 11 May 2022
  • Overall, the Arena 9 is the easiest surround sound system to use with a PC.
    Harry Rabinowitz, Popular Mechanics, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Even more transformed since the Clinton era is the Washington surround sound.
    Peter Baker, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The difference is the optimization for 7.1 surround sound, a step up from last gen's 5.1.
    John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, 6 Apr. 2015
  • Most of these features are controlled via a remote that can stick to the wall, while the lighting and surround sound can be managed via the Kohler Konnect app.
    Tori Latham, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Sonos already makes sound bars, a subwoofer, and speakers that can be used as surround sound speakers.
    Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Anyone taking their at-home cinema to the next level needs to check out the speaker and surround sound deals from Sonos.
    Erin Parker, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2020
  • All classes will be immersive, in a blackout room, in a club-like setting with DJs and surround sound.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • The entry has views of the open living room which is wired for surround sound and has views of the front garden, LED recessed lighting and select white oak floors.
    Lisa Zapalac, Houston Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2018
  • The movie mode provides more of a surround sound experience.
    Chris Hachey, BGR, 17 May 2022
  • There’s even a gaming mode that reproduces audio in a 5.1-style surround sound.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022
  • In terms of sound, AirPods don’t block surrounding sound, but still manage to pump good-enough sound for pop music right into the ear canal.
    Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 7 July 2019
  • This reboot of a '90s film franchise, based on the popular video game series, is made for massive surround sound and a big screen.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN, 8 May 2021
  • Bose has announced a new pair of true wireless earbuds, a soundbar and an upgrade to the personal surround sound on the Bose Ultra Open sports earbuds.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024

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